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HB 2711MISSOURISession 2026State Billpassed chamber
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Missouri House Bill 2711 modifies the property tax assessment rules for broadband communications equipment

Original title: THE ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

Last action · May 7, 2026: Placed on Informal CalendarSponsor: Dane Diehl

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What This Bill Would Do

House Bill 2711 creates a new for new broadband and fiber communications machinery and equipment placed in service on or after August 28, 2026. Under this measure, qualifying broadband equipment will be assessed at twelve percent of its true value from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2033, and at thirty-three and one-third percent starting January 1, 2034.

Why it matters

Broadband providers and telecommunications companies will experience structured tax assessment rates for newly installed network infrastructure, affecting local tax revenue calculations across Missouri counties over the next decade.

Background
  • House Bill 2711 was introduced during the 2026 Second Regular Session of the 103rd Missouri General Assembly by Representative Dane Diehl. context

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Broadband and fiber communications service providers

New machinery and equipment used to provide broadband services will be subject to specific assessment percentages beginning in 2027.

Directly affected

County assessors

Assessors must classify and value new broadband communications equipment according to the new statutory subclasses and assessment timelines.

Directly affected

Local taxing jurisdictions

Property tax revenues derived from newly installed broadband infrastructure will be calculated using the staged assessment percentages.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How will new broadband equipment be taxed under this bill?
New machinery and equipment used to provide fiber and broadband communications service placed in service on or after August 28, 2026, will be assessed at 12% of its true value from 2027 through 2033, and at 33.33% beginning in 2034.
What types of broadband equipment are covered by the new assessment subclass?
Covered equipment includes wires, cables, fiber, conduits, antennas, poles, switches, routers, amplifiers, rectifiers, repeaters, receivers, multiplexers, transmitters, modems, software, Wi-Fi equipment, and other central-office or hub equipment used to provide broadband services.

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Procedural history

29 actions
  1. May 7, 2026House
    Placed on Informal Calendar
  2. May 5, 2026SenateCommittee
    Reported Do Pass (S)
  3. May 4, 2026SenateCommittee
    Reported Do Pass (S)
  4. Apr 29, 2026SenateCommittee
    Voted Do Pass (S)
  5. Apr 29, 2026Senate
    Executive Session Held (S)
  6. Apr 29, 2026Senate
    Public Hearing Held (S)
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  1. Apr 27, 2026Senate
    Public Hearing Scheduled (S)
  2. Apr 21, 2026SenateCommittee
    Second read and referred: General Laws(S)
  3. Apr 13, 2026Senate
    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  4. Apr 9, 2026HouseFloor
    Third Read and Passed (H)
  5. Apr 9, 2026House
    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
  6. Apr 7, 2026House
    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
  7. Apr 1, 2026House
    Perfected with Amendments (H)
  8. Apr 1, 2026House
    HCS Adopted (H)
  9. Apr 1, 2026House
    Title of Bill - Agreed To
  10. Apr 1, 2026House
    Taken Up for Perfection (H)
  11. Mar 23, 2026House
    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  12. Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
    Reported Do Pass (H)
  13. Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
    Voted Do Pass (H)
  14. Mar 10, 2026House
    Executive Session Completed (H)
  15. Mar 4, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
  16. Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
  17. Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  18. Feb 25, 2026House
    Executive Session Completed (H)
  19. Feb 4, 2026House
    Public Hearing Completed (H)
  20. Jan 22, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred: Utilities(H)
  21. Jan 8, 2026HouseFloor
    Read Second Time (H)
  22. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read First Time (H)
  23. Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Prefiled (H)

Version history & redline

5 versions on file
Comparing Amendment HA 1 (Adopted) → Perfected
removed addedOfficial text
removed: 6029H02.02H HB 2711 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 2711, Page 5, Section 137.115, Line 2 81, by inserting after the letter "(a)" the words "For the purpose of promoting expansion of fiber 3 and broadband communications services in the state,"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 6 accordingly.added: SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2711 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6029H.02P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal sections 137.010, 137.080, and 137.115, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to the assessment of certain broadband communications equipment. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Sections 137.010, 137.080, and 137.115, RSMo, are repealed and three 2 new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 137.010, 137.080, and 137.115, 3 to read as follows: 137.010. The following words, terms and phrases when used in laws governing 2 taxation and revenue in the state of Missouri shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this 3 section, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning: 4 (1) "Grain and other agricultural crops in an unmanufactured condition" shall mean 5 grains and feeds including, but not limited to, soybeans, cow peas, wheat, corn, oats, barley, 6 kafir, rye, flax, grain sorghums, cotton, and such other products as are usually stored in grain 7 and other elevators and on farms; but excluding such grains and other agricultural crops after 8 being processed into products of such processing, when packaged or sacked. The term 9 "processing" shall not include hulling, cleaning, drying, grating, or polishing; 10 (2) "Hydroelectric power generating equipment", very-low-head turbine generators 11 with a nameplate generating capacity of at least four hundred kilowatts but not more than six 12 hundred kilowatts and machinery and equipment used directly in the production, generation, 13 conversion, storage, or conveyance of hydroelectric power to land-based devices and 14 appurtenances used in the transmission of electrical energy; EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above 23,884 more added characters - read this version
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Sponsors

Dane DiehlHouse · District 125RepublicanSponsor

Discoveries

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Staged Taxation for Broadband Infrastructure

The bill introduces a temporary preferential assessment rate of 12% for broadband equipment installed after August 28, 2026, lasting through 2033 before stepping up to the standard 33.33% rate.

General AssemblyState Tax Commission

Connected Entities

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Sources

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house.mo.gov

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  • Controversy30
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